# Hofstadter

**Douglas Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach and I Am a Strange Loop**

The MIU puzzle, tangled hierarchies, and the self as a loop.

Connects to:
- [Franzén](https://mapideas.org/i/b_fran)
- [Lucas, Penrose](https://mapideas.org/i/b_lp)
- [Hofstadter](https://mapideas.org/i/c_hof)

Sources:
- Hofstadter, D. (1979). Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. Basic Books.
- Hofstadter, D. (2007). I Am a Strange Loop. Basic Books.

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/b_hof · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#b_hof